Merge branch 'uli42-pr/backup_null_rulesfile' into 3.6.x

nx-X11/programs/Xserver/xkb/xkbInit.c

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ typedef struct	_SrvXkmInfo {
 #define	XKB_BIN_DIRECTORY	XKB_BASE_DIRECTORY
 #endif
 #ifndef XKB_DFLT_RULES_FILE
-#define	XKB_DFLT_RULES_FILE	"rules"
+#define	XKB_DFLT_RULES_FILE	"base"
 #endif
 #ifndef XKB_DFLT_KB_LAYOUT
 #define	XKB_DFLT_KB_LAYOUT	"us"
@@ -244,14 +244,34 @@ XkbSetRulesUsed(XkbRF_VarDefsPtr defs)
     return;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Set the default RMLVO for the next device to be initialised.
+ * If a parameter is NULL, the previous setting will be used. Use empty
+ * strings if you want to delete a previous setting.
+ *
+ * If @rulesFile is NULL and no previous @rulesFile has been set, the
+ * built-in default is chosen as default.
+ */
+
 void
 XkbSetRulesDflts(char *rulesFile,char *model,char *layout,
 					char *variant,char *options)
 {
+    if (!rulesFile && !XkbRulesFile)
+    {
+       LogMessage(X_WARNING, "[xkb] No rule given, and no previous rule "
+                             "defined. Defaulting to '%s'.\n",
+                              XKB_DFLT_RULES_FILE);
+       rulesFile = XKB_DFLT_RULES_FILE;
+    }
+
+    if (rulesFile) {
        if (XkbRulesFile)
            _XkbFree(XkbRulesFile);
        XkbRulesFile= Xstrdup(rulesFile);
        rulesDefined= True;
+    }
+
     if (model) {
 	if (XkbModelDflt)
 	    _XkbFree(XkbModelDflt);